CADRE Scholarship Application Walkthough

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1 CADRE Scholarship Application Walkthough Welcome to the CADRE scholarship application walkthrough. First you must register with us on the University of Warwick Direct Application System, using this link: You will receive a confirmation and should choose the link next to postgraduate applications Sign in to see this: Click Start New Application on the bottom left hand side Once signed in you will see there are twelve sections to the application form: 1 About you 7 References 2 Course 8 Employment 3 Address 9 Finance 4 Nationality 10 Marketing 5 Qualifications 11 Equality 6 Language 12 Declaration 1

2 1. About you This section is fairly straightforward, please just enter your details as requested. 2. Course Select your department Select course type: Research Select course: (MPhil/PhD) FT/PT 2

3 3. Address Enter address details 4. Nationality Enter Nationality Details 3

4 5. Qualifications Enter Qualifications 6. Language Enter English Language details 4

5 7. References Enter references please be careful to enter the correct address, as the reference request will automatically go to your referees using the information you provide here. You should also ensure good contact with your referees to make certain your references are completed and submitted in good time. No reminders will be sent. 5

6 8. Employment Confusingly entitled Employment, this section should contain your research proposal. The character limit is 4500 and includes spaces. Any attachments WILL NOT be seen by those ranking the scholarship applications; please do not attach anything here that you are relying upon to make your case for a scholarship. You may attach documents that support your case for departmental nomination, but DO NOT attach information for the scholarship application it WILL NOT be seen. In general, your proposal should: provide an overview of your research question, explaining why it is of academic and or practical importance outline the main objectives of your research, providing details of two or three key aspects indicate the importance of previous related research and how your own research question might make a useful contribution to the area give details of the main research techniques (interviews, case studies, modelling etc.) you might use, specifically mentioning primary sources indicate your suggested data collection procedures, indicating sources and any possible difficulties explain the techniques you intend to use add an outline timeline of activities 6

7 9. Finance Select Scholarship to reveal further application sections: Type the name of the scholarship. Select no for Has this been awarded? Select yes for Do you wish to apply for a Postgraduate Research Scholarship at Warwick? Note if this does not appear, you are not eligible for one of our main PGR Scholarships. This will reveal further boxes for completion. Please DO make sure you have read the scholarship guidance and scoring criteria. 7

8 Finance continued This forms the main part of your scholarship application, please ensure you have read the guidance notes fully. The middle section regarding the research proposal can be the same as the research proposal in the previous employment section, please be sure to copy it into here though. The Person and Preparedness and Project and Place should strongly reflect the ranking criteria, do not rely entirely upon the research proposal. Person: Consider your performance at UG and PGT, what are your skills and knowledge, can you articulate your research proposal clearly, are you well organised, do you have any professional experience? Preparedness: Consider how prepared you are in terms of your skills and experience, do you have a capacity to work independently, are you proactive, do you have relevant practical, technical and language skills? Project: Do you have a clear strategy for your proposal? Consider why your research matters, what questions it might raise, what are the ethical considerations, what is the current state of the field, approaches, debates and potential absences? Place: Consider how your choice of supervisor will support your research, what facilities and resources are available at your chosen institution and how will they support your research, does your research fit within research strategies? 8

9 10. Marketing Enter details if you wish 11. Equality Enter details if you wish 9

10 12. Declaration Complete and acknowledge the T&Cs 10